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The Archbang Forum looks active.  New posts, as of:  today.  And no mention of down-time.

And looking better than ever: http://archbang.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/ss.png

Quick question.  I keep seeing everywhere that archbang's release notes are posted "Taking advantage of OpenBox's Tiling window functions".  Openbox doesn't have tiling functions that I'm aware of,  what is this all about?  pytile possibly?

pytile is not installed in archbang symbiosis. Maybe willxtreme means the keyboard shortcut for tiling functions:

Super+a         Toggle Maximize
Super+h         Toggle Horizontal
Super+v         Toggle Vertical
Super+c         Move to Center
Super+Right     Move East
Super+Up        Move North
Super+Left      Move West
Super+Down      Move South
Alt+Super+Right Resize East
Alt+Super+Up    Resize North
Alt+Super+Left  Resize West
Alt+Super+Down  Resize South
Alt+Right       Focus East
Alt+Up          Focus North
Alt+Left        Focus West
Alt+Down        Focus South

which are defined in .config/openbox/rc.xml like

    <keybind key="W-a">
      <action name="ToggleMaximizeFull"/>
    </keybind>
    <keybind key="W-Right">
      <action name="MoveToEdgeEast"/>
    </keybind>
    <keybind key="W-Up">
      <action name="MoveToEdgeNorth"/>
    </keybind>
    <keybind key="W-Left">
      <action name="MoveToEdgeWest"/>
    </keybind>
    <keybind key="W-Down">
      <action name="MoveToEdgeSouth"/>
    </keybind>
    <keybind key="W-h">
      <action name="ToggleMaximizeHorz"/>
    </keybind>
    <keybind key="A-W-Up">
      <action name="GrowToEdgeNorth"/>
    </keybind>
    <keybind key="A-W-Right">
      <action name="GrowToEdgeEast"/>
    </keybind>
    <keybind key="A-W-Down">
      <action name="GrowToEdgeSouth"/>
    </keybind>
    <keybind key="A-W-Left">
      <action name="GrowToEdgeWest"/>
    </keybind>
    <keybind key="W-c">
      <action name="MoveToCenter"/>
    </keybind>
    <keybind key="A-Up">
      <action name="DirectionalFocusNorth"/>
    </keybind>
    <keybind key="A-Right">
      <action name="DirectionalFocusEast"/>
    </keybind>
    <keybind key="A-Down">
      <action name="DirectionalFocusSouth"/>
    </keybind>
    <keybind key="A-Left">
      <action name="DirectionalFocusWest"/>
    </keybind>

? I just added these definitions to the OB-Crunchbang-rc.xml and they work.
I hope he does'nt mind me posting this here.

I haven't tried the tiling function in this setup but I suppose it is indeed it is pytyle; tried that once and works great, but is not for me.

See post on pytyle: http://stillstup.blogspot.com/2010/06/p … enbox.html

-Lighter than before
-New look
-Login as root works after installation
-Still a text-based installer but fully functional
-Documentation included
-Source Files available in the download section
-Coming with xorg-video-drivers for maximum compatibility
-We’re taking advantage of OpenBox tiling window functions

Maintaining Arch doesn't get easier; installing it does.

xf86-video-intel: The Xorg driver for Intel video chips1

Package available in: [trunk]

The Xorg driver for Intel i810, i815, 830M, 845G, 852GM, 855GM, 865G, 915G, 915GM and 965G video chips.

link

So I believe: yes, it does. ;)

I tried Archbang, but it didn't work either. There was tree alternatives when booting; Archbang, Archbang [Intel] and Archbang [vesafailsafe]. All tree alternatives made the screen go black. Non of them made the I830M chip work.

Now I have tested a hand full of Debian derivates, including Debian stable and Debian oldstable, Mandriva and Arch. Not any of them work with the graphic chip in my laptop. So I had to switch back to Win XP. Making a fresh installation of Win XP wasn't any problem at all (except from some minor licence key issues :-) And there are also a coulpe of advantages, I can use the internet bank software from my bank and also a couple of other windows only software.

On the other hand,  software should be cool and free, and Windows are neither cool nor free. So I am a litte bit sorry for this defeat.